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Berkeley, San Francisco CA, United States (1989 – 1996, 1998 – 2000)

Fifteen was a band featuring constant bandmember Jeff Ott, with the rest of the line-up changing from album to album. Fifteen was born out of the ashes of Bay area (Berkeley, CA) punk rock icons Crimpshrine back in 1989.

Fifteen released their first record in 1991 on Lookout Records. It was singer/guitarist Jeff Ott’s vision to create music that didn’t just rock, but had something important to say as well. After four records on Lookout, two on Grass Records, three on Sub City Records, and three more on indefinite self-published labels, Fifteen were viewed as the leaders in the music scene. They tackle such burning issues as homelessness, drug abuse, needle exchange, environmental destruction and the government’s use of counterintelligence measures to violate activist’s civil rights. Fifteen first broke up in 1996 after the self-released “extra medium kickball star.”

They reformed in 1998 and released Hush and Survivor then disbanded 2000 with Jeff Ott stating that the ethics of punk rock made it too expensive for him to have a band while raising a family.

The band had a total of fifteen members during its existence: Jeff Ott, Jack Curran, Mikey Mischief, Mark Moreno, Jean Repetto, Lucky Dog, Chris Flanagan, John Ogle, Jessie Wickman, Joe Cable, John Quintos, Scott Pierce, Jim Prior, Lisa D. and Vanessa Bain.
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  • Thorgrimm6

    You're right, not happening.

    last month

  • StabYerDad

    good luck figuring out some of those guitar solos by ear..

    January 2012

  • wurdfly

    lol @ needing tabs for fifteen. band r00lz hard though. wish i lived on the west coast for the reunion.

    December 2011

  • Thorgrimm6

    Actually you're the who's stupid if you think something's wrong with picking up simple 3 chord stuff like Fifteen by ear is a mistake. So kindly STFU, you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

    June 2011

  • xruffandtuffx

    Thor you're fucking stupid, MOST good guitarists know that playing by ear is a BIG mistake. Go learn to play then you can insult people.

    June 2011

  • Thorgrimm6

    Tabs for Fifteen ? No offense but if you can't get it by ear might as well hang it up.

    June 2011

  • tr_lovepunk

    Amazing band

    June 2011

  • GentleTime

    Petroleum Distillation 13th greatest summer anthem http://thehammockreview.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/a-modern-gentleman%E2%80%99s-guide-to-13-top-ten-summer-anthems/

    June 2011
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